--- ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmWdh4pFBcVhqk5mM7GKEdUNnTDXoBn5y7CXisqsbr3uVM/1000243923.png) # **_{Sample images were downloaded from Pinterest and edited into YouTube thumbnails using Canva.}** # --- # **_{Hey Hive folks. Today I got nostalgic remembering how I started gaming to earn some money. I didn't always have a good PC, in fact, back in 2019 I had a mini laptop (one of those that freezes after opening just three Chrome tabs) and internet with incredibly high ping.}** # ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYbaTXYpZiqqJSV9UW5puvfjW6PRYhRATzZ42atpKJHh5/1000243918.jpg) # ### **The vice that fed me: RuneScape (RSPS)** **

Many of you will know the official RuneScape, but I was all about private servers (RSPS). I would spend hours in front of that small screen farming. I remember clearly when I finally saved up enough for my first withdrawal, it was $30. For someone in a tight financial situation, those 30 dollars felt like winning the lottery. It was the push I needed to say, Okay, this actually works.

** --- # ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZXJNyfFy1kq19FxPix1zhRt997rSg9eVkdG1c2NbDVJ7/1000243920.jpg) # ### **Boosting Other People's Accounts and My First Phone** **

When the servers I played on started to decline or pay less, I had no choice but to adapt. I started working on other players' accounts (doing questing or leveling up skills). It was a slow, painstaking process, but it was worth it, thanks to that, I was able to buy my first smartphone. I was no longer solely dependent on my slow laptop

** --- ![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmYrh95qHkwAAhPUGmT2JKcav9SMzCbREusETQK3Kt61ow/1000243922.jpg) # ### **Jumping through Telegram and arriving at Hive** **

With my phone in hand, I discovered the world of Telegram. I've gone through countless games (some better than others, some that turned out to be a waste of time), but always scraping together a few cryptocurrencies.

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I'm here on Hive now, trying to build something more stable. I'm currently playing a Telegram game that I'm pretty hooked on, and I'd like to start a group with people from the community here: Telegram game link so we can all help each other out. If any of you also went through the days of playing with snail's pace internet or are into Telegram games, leave me a comment! I'd love to read your stories.

** --- ### **Crédits** # **_{The photos on this blog are my property | The images are edited in Canva | Photos taken on my Infinix Smart 7 cell phone | The content is translated in Firefox Translate.}**

Passion for Gaming 🎮